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From: Isaac Montara <IsaacMontara@nospam.com>
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Subject: Re: Undeleting an app?
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:42:05 -0500
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On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:49:00 +1300, Your Name wrote:

>>>> A banking app started misbehaving and I thought it got corrupted. So I
>>>> figured I would delete it and reload a new copy from the App Store. To my
>>>> surprise the app was no longer there. Now I wish I could at least reload
>>>> the deleted one, if there was a way. Is there?
>>> 
>>> Depending on why it was removed from the App Store, you may still be 
>>> able to re-download it from your list of past app purchases. See the 
>>> instructions on Apple's Support website: <https://support.apple.com/en- 
>>> us/102417>
>> 
>>   The "Not on this device" did it! It listed the BECU app and it seems 
>> to work it first glance.
>> Thanks for that tip that I ws not aware before, though I still wonder 
>> why the app did not show up at the usual app list as the other apps are.
> 
> Most likely explanation is that you were signed in with a different 
> Apple ID. In another post you mentioned being in Hungary and it is a US 
> banking app. It's possible that when you originally downloaded the app 
> you used a US Apple ID, but are now using a Hungary Apple ID. An app 
> made for a US company may well be regionalised and not show up in the 
> App Stores of other countries. The iPhone probably keeps track of apps 
> installed using any Apple ID so that it can check for app updates.

Are you sure that Apple ties your apps to a unique Apple ID?

Why would it do that?

On Linux or Windows or Android, the app isn't tied to the ID.

Why would an app that isn't purchased be tied to an ID only by Apple?

What is Apple doing wrong here that nobody else would think of doing?